Nine Entertainment CEO Mike Sneesby took to the streets of an urban French town to carry the Olympic torch yesterday.
While Nine is a sponsor of the games, and Sneesby was previously in competitive cycling, his appearance comes at a sensitive time, given Nine Publishing staff have voted to strike.
The MEAA said in a social post “Rather than enjoying himself carrying the Olympic torch in France, Nine boss Mike Sneesby should be in Australia to sort out a new EBA for journalists in the company’s publishing division.”
Journalists at the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times and WAtoday have voted to stop work for five days from Friday, including during the opening weekend of the Olympic Games.
The decision to take action follows the company’s refusal to deliver a fair that delivers a better than CPI increase, diversity pay audit and quotas, protection against the use of AI and adherence to the MEAA freelance charter of rights. This comes against the background of the employer announcing 90 job cuts in publishing, multi-million dollar pay outs to misbehaving senior executives, and the purchase of the broadcast rights to the Olympics for a reported $100 million.
Television journalists are not yet striking.
Rather than enjoying himself carrying the Olympic torch in France, Nine boss Mike Sneesby should be in Australia to sort out a new EBA for journalists in the company’s publishing division. https://t.co/Odu4lpOVqW #MEAAmedia
— MEAA (@withMEAA) July 23, 2024
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